He described KT Hammond as a “child and a joker” who does not have any reverence for the Islamic community. Speaking on the UrbanBlend show, which is aired on 3FM and monitored by GhanaWeb, Blakk Rasta commended the Ahmadiyya leaders who boldly disassociated themselves from KT Hammond’s statement. Yet, KT Hammond decided to use an Ahmadiyya event to introduce Bawumia as the next president. Such peace-loving people take people like KT Hammond to put a dent, a stain on Ahmadiyat. KT Hammond has made.

According to the minister-designate, Ofori-Atta still has the capacity to offer advice on the financial sector because he was the sector minister for a long time. Speaking in an interview with TV3, Fatimatu Abubakar noted that the president could fall on his negotiation powers as he is still in government. “His capacity to guide or to advise in the financial sector is not lost just because he is no longer Finance Minister. President Akufo-Addo appointed Ken Ofori-Atta as the Senior Presidential Advisor and Special Envoy for International Finance and Private Sector Investments, a day after his removal from the Finance Ministry. NW/SARAClick here to follow the GhanaWeb General News WhatsApp channelYou can also watch the latest GhanaWeb Special on GhanaWeb TV below:

General News of Monday, 26 February 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has slammed the government for borrowing GH¢150 million to fix potholes in the country after scrapping road tolls in 2022. According to him, the government's decision to abolish road tolls was a reckless and irresponsible move that deprived the country of a reliable source of revenue for road maintenance. “I saw in the news that the government has made available GH¢150 million for the patching of potholes. “These potholes and the maintenance of our roads were being funded through road tolls. Now, you have to go and borrow GH¢150 million to come and fix potholes.

Last Wednesday, Ghanaian social media personality, Mona Faiz Montrage, widely known as Hajia4Reall, pleaded guilty in a $2Million romance scam case in the United States of America (USA). In 2021, US authorities announced that they had arrested some Ghanaians who were part of the notorious gang. Members of ‘The Enterprise’ and how they were arrestedIn February 2021, investigative authorities in the United States announced the arrest of six Ghanaians suspected of being part of ‘The Enterprise’ across some states in the USA at different times. The members of the gang who were arrested include Farouk Appiedu, Fred Asante, Celvin Freeman, Lord Aning, Sadick Edusei Kissi, and Faisa Ali. The operation that led to the arrest spanned between 2013 and 2020, during which period the group committed a series of e-mail and romance scams against individuals and businesses located across the United States.

Regional News of Monday, 26 February 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe traditional burial service (Doteyie) of the late queen mother of the Asante Juaben Traditional Council (Juabenhemaa), Nana Akosua Akyamaa III, was held on February 24, 2024. The late Nana Akosua Akyamaa III passed away on September 10, 2023, at the age of 97 years. Doteyie is a funeral that involves the display and subsequent burial of chiefs and queen mothers at night. Pictures of the ceremony shared by Opemsuo Radio show some of the activities held at the Doteyie of the late Juabenhemaa. The Asantehene, in one of the pictures, could be seen with his hand raised over the mortal remains of the late Akosua Akyamaa III.

Entertainment of Sunday, 25 February 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comOfficials at the Guinness World Records (GWR) have disclosed reasons Afua Asantewaa could not achieve the ‘longest singing marathon by an individual’ mark. In the statement by the PR Executive for the Guinness World Records, Alina Polianskaya, spotted by GhanaWeb, it was established that these are standard rules that couldn’t have been overlooked. These rules are standard across all of our ‘longest marathon’ records. What Afua Asantewaa said about her disqualificationShortly after the announcement of her disqualification on the Guinness World Records official page, Afua established on social media that her next line of action would soon be disclosed. The sing-a-thonOn December 24, Asantewaa embarked on a mission to break the Guinness World Record for the longest singing marathon.

“I have stated elsewhere that the 2024 presidential election is going to be a contest between the lesser of two evils under the 1992 Constitution,” he wrote. “In making that decision, the non-sycophantic reasonable electorate may have to weigh the effects of the biblical and koranic edicts on punishment and repentance, and continued sin camouflaged with polished deception,” he said. He warned both Mahama and Bawumia against using his name and statements he had made in the past to score political points. “I wish the better of the two, John Mahama and Mahamudu Bawumia, win the 2024 presidential election through decent campaigning and speaking truth to the electorate. I need nothing from John Mahama or Mahamudu Bawumia when either of them wins the 2024 elections just as I took nothing from the Nana Akufo/Bawumia governments,” he added.

General News of Sunday, 25 February 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Bawumia for President 2024 campaign team has released the full membership of its manifesto committee for the 2024 election. This was contained in a February 22, 2024 list released by the campaign's director of communications, Dennis Miracles Aboagye. The different sectors of the political establishment also had a detailed list of persons expected to support the committee leads who had been announced earlier in the week in an abridged version of the manifesto committee. The immediate past Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, is head of the manifesto team with Kojo Oppong Nkrumah as his deputy. See the full list below:Click here to follow the GhanaWeb General News WhatsApp channelMeanwhile, watch the most recent episode of The Lowdown GhanaWeb TV below:

General News of Sunday, 25 February 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe amount of money the government expended on the botched Agyapa Royalties deal is more than the US$12m reported by the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF). Even before the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament could be furnished with details of the expenditure, the breakdown of entities that were paid out of the US$12m sum was published online. IMANI Africa Vice President Bright Simons published on X (formerly Twitter) a breakdown of how 10 entities, local and international, were paid varying sums that came up to the amount. The biggest payment was to Imara Holdings, the transaction advisor on the deal who bagged over US$9.6 million. Some legal and audit firms were also paid varying sums, plus over US$1.5m paid as staff salaries.

Politics of Friday, 23 February 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comKennedy Agyapong, a former flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is speaking on the KSM Show. Host, KSM is posing questions about his personal life, politics and presidential ambition. Watch the live-streamed below:

According to the Muslim cleric, the changes and efficiency of the Ghana Police Service since Dr Dampare took over is so visible for all to see. “One of the best things Allah has done for us in this country is to give us Dr Dampare as IGP at this particular point in time. He is one person who has done everything to raise the image of the Police Service in Ghana. “Dampare is one person Ghana needs at this time and we owe him our support so he can continue to succeed and do all things he has started. He called on other leaders and the political class to support the police service in their ongoing transformational drive.

The arrest and charge of the 17-year-old is in connection with the murder of another 17-year-old, Nathan Bawuah, who is believed to be Ghanaian. According to a news report by standard.co.uk, Nathan Bawuah died in the hospital after he was stabbed several times by the accused person in East London. British police have said that the incident happened on Saturday, February 17, 2024, on Hackney Road in East London around 11:00 pm. "This (charge) relates to an incident in Hackney Road, E2, on Saturday, February 17, when 17-year-old Nathan Bawuah died after being stabbed. Also, a Ghanaian woman residing in London said that Nathan Bawuah had Ghanaian parents.

This was part of a guilty plea she entered in a romance scam case that started last year. Montrage pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to receive stolen money and per US laws, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Meanwhile, Hajia4Reall’s team have reacted to the development via a statement shared on her Instagram page hours after the guilty plea was published. They explained that she voluntarily flew from Heathrow to JFK in May 2023 to face the criminal case in the Southern District of New York. “In May 2023, Ms. Montrage voluntarily boarded the flight from Heathrow to JFK to face the criminal case in the Southern District of New York.

The group also stated that they have been issued licenses by the National Teaching Council (NTC) that are set to expire in 2025, yet they are still unemployed. This, according to them, is unfair and unfortunate, as they were the first batch of teachers to be trained under the new B.ED programme and the Common Core Programme, which are meant to improve the quality of education in the country. As we speak, the license issued to us by the National Teaching Council (NTC ) is set to expire in 2025 yet we are still unemployed. “It equally raises the question of how the successes or failures (s) of the New B.ED Programme can be realised when we are unemployed,” the statement continued. The government, in 2018, introduced the 4-year Bachelor of Education curriculum into the colleges of education across the country.

General News of Wednesday, 21 February 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has withdrawn all proposed amendments he introduced to the anti-gay bill after failing to get support for its approval from the House. Afenyo-Markin moved the motion for the amendment of 20 clauses in the anti-LGBT bill. However, on Wednesday’s sitting, a question was put before the House if they were in favour of the proposed amendment, but the ‘nays’ won the voice vote. Afenyo-Markin has proposed that secret voting should be taken on his amendments, as he believes his colleagues are afraid to openly endorse his suggestions. His suggestion was, however, ignored by the Speaker, who further instructed Afenyo-Markin to withdraw a similar proposed amendment, which he did.